1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to education; clarifying parental curriculum review provisions; amending
1.3 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.20.
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.5 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 120B.20, is amended to read:
1.6 120B.20 PARENTAL CURRICULUM REVIEW.
1.7 (a) Each school district shall have a procedure for a parent, guardian, or an adult student,
1.818 years of age or older, to review the content of the instructional materials to be provided
1.9to a minor child or to an adult student and, if the parent, guardian, or adult student objects
1.10to the content, to make reasonable arrangements with school personnel for alternative
1.11instruction. Alternative instruction may be provided by the parent, guardian, or adult student
1.12if the alternative instruction, if any, offered by the school board does not meet the concerns
1.13of the parent, guardian, or adult student. The school board is not required to pay for the
1.14costs of alternative instruction provided by a parent, guardian, or adult student. School
1.15personnel may not impose an academic or other penalty upon a student merely for arranging
1.16alternative instruction under this section. School personnel may evaluate and assess the
1.17quality of the student's work.
1.18 (b) A request for alternative instruction is an individual decision and does not affect
1.19access to instructional materials for other students.
1.20 (c) For the purposes of this section, "instructional materials" include online materials or
1.21media assigned or distributed as part of a structured district or school curricular program.
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REVISOR CR/EN 25-0515403/24/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 3122
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Kraft04/07/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy